Tributes & Obituaries

North Hatfield - Brenda Minisci, 80, of North Hatfield, passed away in her home, of natural causes on March 2, 2020. She was born June 15, 1939, the second daughter of Vincent L. and Anne (Webster) Minisci. She is pre-deceased by her life-partner, Vincent Fasolino, also of North Hatfield. She is survived by her two sisters: Sandra Minisci and Diana Minisci Appleton, both of Windsor, CT., and her niece, Saarin Appleton of Bloomfield, CT. She is also survived by numerous cousins and second...

Ralph T. Gamelli, 86, of Agawam, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. He was the beloved husband of 51 years to the late Joanne (Bruno) Gamelli. Ralph was born in Springfield on July 20, 1933 and was the son of the late Raffaele and Rose (Furlani) Gamelli. After graduating from Technical High School in 1951, he studied TV repair at Springfield Trade School and then served in the Army during the Korean War in 1953. After leaving the Army he went...

L. Robert “Bob” Hildreth, 91, passed away on March 22, 2020. Born on August 17, 1928 in Springfield, MA to the late Lloyd R. Hildreth, Sr. and Madeline (Segerstedt) Hildreth, he grew up in the Hungary Hill Section of Springfield and graduated from Springfield Technical High School. From 1946 -1948, Bob proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He also was previously employed as the Vice President of Third National Bank.   As a faithful communicant of...

Springfield – Carl Frank Gigliotti, 93, passed away at Renaissance Manor, Holyoke on March 21, 2020. Carl was born in Springfield on May 28, 1926 to the late John and Tomasina (Perri) Gigliotti. After graduating from Springfield High School, he bravely entered into the Navy during WWII and served as a Seaman Second Class on the ship CVE20 Escort Carrier. After leaving the service he worked at Sunshine Art Studios where he met the love of his life Lauretta. He then worked for the...

Tina (Casini) Gallerani, 89, of East Longmeadow, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was the beloved wife of 57 years to the late David Gallerani. Tina was born in Springfield on April 2, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Ovidio and Mary (Olivieri) Casini. She had worked for the Big Y for 38 years until her retirement in 1993. Her love for her family was her number one along with cooking especially her family famous...

EAST LONGMEADOW – Brenda L. Dittmar, 68, passed away on March 18, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 13, 1951 in Syracuse, NY, and was the daughter of the late Robert and Annieta (Farrow) Henry. She was an avid New England Patriots fan and was known by her family as their “sideline coach”. During the off-season, she loved the Hallmark Channel, visiting Scituate Beach and cooking. To cherish her memory, Brenda leaves her children Brian Dittmar and...

Westfield – Lisa Marie (Wilson) Fiore, 59, passed away unexpectedly at home with family on March 18, 2020. Lisa was born in Gardner MA on March 14, 1961 to Gillian (Beare) Wilson and the late Peter Wilson. Lisa grew up in Southwick and graduated Southwick High School in 1979. After meeting the love of her life Dick, she settled down and became a domestic engineer. Together they raised their two children Julia Fiore Brown and Jackson Fiore. Lisa loved the outdoors, she was an avid...

Agawam- Mary Jackson, 96, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2020. Mary was born in Glen Head, Oyster Bay NY on May 14, 1923 to the late Charles and Mary (Grestor) Wasylkin. A first generation Austrian-American, Mary was the youngest of 5 children growing up on Long Island. Mary worked as a clerk stenographer for the War Department of the US Government. She married her love Robert Jackson, an honorable World War 2 Army veteran, who predeceased her in 1972. Mary liked to travel, and moved to...

SPRINGFIELD- Delmon Lewis age 80, beloved husband of Ethel D. (Jennette) Lewis, passed away peacefully at his home after a long illness. Born in Louisburg, N.C.he was a son of the late James and Juanita (Mitchell) Lewis. He was the father of the late Nathan Lewis; and brother of the late Gladys Sypher and Carol Clifton.Delmon was a resident of the area for 55 years. He was employed as a machine operator for the former Uniroyal Tire Plant, Chicopee. He was a member of Kingdom Hall of...

Westfield- Mary A. (Haracz) Deveno 75, beloved wife of 50 years to Annuncio “John” Deveno, passed away on March 15, 2020 after a long illness. Born in Westfield, a daughter of the late Stanley and Jessie (Szuba) Haracz, she was a lifelong resident. Mary retired from Westfield State University. She was predeceased by her brother, Edward Haracz; and her sister, Frances Leduc. In addition to her husband, Mary is survived by her son, Edward Deveno of Southwick; a brother, Stanley...